Sand Hill, Pennsylvania Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Sand Hill weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Rain73%0.45″89°71°—
- MondayJul 6Light Drizzle48%0.02″78°67°-11°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle40%—71°62°-7°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast23%—75°62°+4°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle51%—88°67°+13°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle46%0.02″74°68°-14°
- SaturdayJul 11Overcast18%—79°63°+5°
AQI 88 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI up 57 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 85 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion during the projected peak around 10 PM.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 85 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 85
- UV peak
- 0.8 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 85
PM × Wind × Precip
PM scrubbed by 3 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 10.7 µg/m³, PM10 to 11.4 µg/m³.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.94
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 3h in last 6h
- Pattern
- washed out
Trends
Seven days of AQI and PM2.5.
Hourly air-quality data from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service, charted across the past and next several days. Dashed lines mark the AQI breakpoints at 50 (Good → Moderate) and 100 (Moderate → Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups).
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
- Moonrise
- 11:23 PM
- Moonset
- 11:15 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Sand Hill at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 16°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 18 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — Sand Hill
- Sun89°71°73%
- Mon78°67°48%
- Tue71°62°40%
- Wed75°62°23%
- Thu88°67°51%
- Fri74°68°46%
- Sat79°63°18%
- Sun68°62°19%
- Mon82°63°19%
- Tue66°59°12%
- Wed72°62°17%
- Thu80°58°30%
- Fri83°60°27%
- Sat81°63°32%
- Sun78°63°29%
- Mon68°65°29%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 5, the growing season is at its peak — frost is months away. Continue succession-planting beans and summer squash. Start fall brassicas (broccoli, cabbage, kale) from seed indoors for transplanting in late summer.
SPC Convective Outlook
Storm Prediction Center — Sand Hill
SPC has placed Sand Hill in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYSLGTSlight Risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3NONENo severe risk
Scattered severe storms possible. A few tornadoes, hail, and damaging wind gusts possible.
Source: NOAA / NWS Storm Prediction Center categorical convective outlook. Outlooks are re-issued multiple times per day; this page reflects the most recent SPC polygons covering the city’s coordinates.
ZIP codes in Sand Hill
- 17046